Monthly Archives: September 2005

An interesting article from the "Asia Times." Download asia_times_emergence_of_shia_hardliners.pdf

Someone wrote to me yesterday that he thought Iran was a republic at the time of Mossadegh and that the US and Britain had removed the constitutionally elected head of the Iranian Republic and installed a king (the Shah). Wrong. … Continue reading →

"FARS News Agency reported on September 6 that the Islamic Republic GuardsCorps [IRGC] spokesman said: "When the White House is [too] miserable todeal with a natural disaster, how can it enter into military confrontationwith a [powerful] country like the Islamic … Continue reading →

Maybe I missed this, but I have watched all the TV of Cheney’s visit to Gulfport, MS today and there was nobody there with him from the state except the young mayor of Gulfport. -No Barbour -No Lieutenant Governor -Nobody … Continue reading →

[Larry C Johnson] seems like a reasonable question to me. ARE YOU WILLING TO LEAVE BARNEY BEHIND TO DROWN OR TOSS HIM OVERBOARD ? ASK PRESIDENT BUSH : How to help the animals devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Perhaps you saw … Continue reading →

There used to be somethng called the "Principles of War" which were taught and believed in the US Army.  These were earthy bits of wisdom mainly derived from Napoleon’s "Maxims."   Really broad concepts that needed to be considered in planning … Continue reading →

byLarry C. Johnson Getting a grip on the crisis response operation in Louisiana and Mississippi is analogous to trying to manage three women who are told to share the same kitchen to cook for their respective families. As someone who … Continue reading →

In an impressive display of administration-wide discipline and coordination Vice President Cheney was right "on the money" today in Gulfport.  He followed the "talking points" without a flaw in his performance and diction. -Fulsome praise was bestowed on "first providers." … Continue reading →

"Opponent receives at least 15% of vote!" Democracy on the march!!  78 to 80% for Mubarak.  BBC hails "Return of Egyptian Democracy!! http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/egypt

"BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 — Voter registration soared in some Sunni Arab parts of Iraq as Sunnis mobilized to try to vote down a draft constitution they believe will divide the country, according to figures released Wednesday at the close of … Continue reading →